Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428542800 | ARTICLE OF INTERMEDIATE SHAPE (E.G., BLANK, PARISON, PREFORM, ETC.) | 30 |
20080268274 | Apparatus for Transferring Doses and Dose - An apparatus comprising a transferring element for transferring a dose of flowable material, said dose being provided with an elongated body having a transverse dimension and an end zone, a receiving member for receiving said dose from said transferring element, wherein said transferring element comprising an end-forming arrangement for forming said end zone in such a way as to decrease said transverse dimension in the vicinity of said end zone. A dose of plastics comprises an elongated body provided with a transverse dimension, said elongated body comprising an end zone provided with a respective transverse dimension that is less than said transverse dimension. | 10-30-2008 |
20080280156 | Preform For Forming Complex Contour Structural Assemblies - A preform for forming a structural assembly that defines a complex contour is provided. The preform and, hence, the structural assembly includes first and second skin members and a cellular core member between the first and second skin members. The skin members and/or the core member can be formed to a shape that corresponds to the desired contour of the structural member before the preform is assembled, e.g., by superplastic forming. That is, the first skin member can be disposed against a contour surface of a die to restrain the preform to the contour defined by the surface. A pressurized fluid is provided against the second skin member to urge the preform against the contour surface. A pressurized fluid is also injected in the first chamber to support the cellular core member. The preform is heated to a bonding temperature before or after being disposed against the contour surface so that the core and skin members are bonded to form the structural assembly. | 11-13-2008 |
20090042048 | CERAMIC GREEN SHEET STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic green sheet structure has a ceramic green sheet including at least a ceramic material and a resin and a conductive layer formed on the ceramic green sheet. An electrode non-formed area has a porosity equal to or greater than 17%, and preferably, equal to or less than 25%. Moreover, an electrode formed area where the conductive layer is formed may have a smaller porosity than the electrode non-formed area where no conductive layer is formed. | 02-12-2009 |
20090098401 | Plastic optical fiber preform and production method thererof - A cylindrical preform ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090202854 | SKIN SYSTEM WITH ELASTIC COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERING HARDNESSES FOR USE WITH ROBOTICS - An artificial skin system for use with a robotic assembly such as to provide an animated robot head with realistic skin movement. The skin system includes a receiving component for contacting the manipulator mechanism of the robotic assembly and also includes an exterior skin component that extends over the receiving component. An inner surface of the exterior skin component is integrally bonded to the receiving component such that the exterior skin component moves with the receiving component when a manipulator mechanism or robotics anchored to the receiving component moves or applies a force. The exterior skin component is formed of an elastic material with a second hardness that differs from a first hardness of elastic material of the receiving component, e.g., is less than the first hardness. The skin system includes a backing component bonded to the other components with a third hardness less than the first and second hardnesses. | 08-13-2009 |
20090220809 | Injection Blow Molding Device for the Manufacture of a Thin-Walled Part and Process - The invention concerns an injecting/blowing device comprising at least one mold for injecting a thin-walled hollow preform capable of being transformed into a more voluminous hollow body by blowing, said mold including a counter mold defining the inner surface of the cavity, a cure located in the cavity and spaced apart from said inner surface, a preform impression located between the counter mold inner surface and the core, and which will receive the melt, at least two main preferential flow channels (CEPP) optionally at least two secondary preferential flow channels (CEP), each CEP being delimited by at least one recessed zone at the surface of the core and the inner surface of the cavity. Said device is characterized in that: the main CEP are located only at the impression zone corresponding to the zone for transforming the preform; and in that the optional secondary CEP are discontinuous, distinct from the main CEP, and located at the impression zone corresponding to the base and/or the body and/or the ring of the preform. | 09-03-2009 |
20100081003 | PLASTIC PREFORM - A preform ( | 04-01-2010 |
20100092794 | TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF WASTE - A method of processing waste containing an amount of thermoplastic material and an amount of non-thermoplastic material as constituent materials to produce an output material capable of being used as an ingredient or component in a subsequent manufacturing process, said method comprising the steps of: increasing the temperature of the waste; supplying said waste to a densifier to cause densification of the waste and heat transfer contact between the constituent materials such that the thermoplastic materials soften to at least partially surround said non-thermoplastic materials; and extruding the densified waste to produce an extruded material. | 04-15-2010 |
20100104885 | INJECTION-MOULDED PREFORM FOR USE IN MAKING A CONTAINER, AND A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A CONTAINER WITH A HANDLE - A wide-mouth container ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100112367 | MOLDED COMPONENTS - A method of manufacturing a plurality of molded components including (a) providing a carrier to a manufacturing assembly; (b) forming the molded components on the carrier, the molded components having a sacrificial portion secured to the carrier and being movable along the carrier, and a functional portion extending from the sacrificial portion, adjacent sacrificial portions are spaced from one another by a first distance; (c) winding the carrier in a forward direction onto the uptake device; and (d) unwinding the uptake device in a reverse direction such that the carrier and molded components move toward the source device, one of the molded components contacts the latch preventing the molded components from moving in the reverse direction such that adjacent sacrificial portions are moved closer together to a second distance that is less than the first distance. | 05-06-2010 |
20100112368 | WOOD MEMBER FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AS WELL AS SOUNDBOARD MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wood member for a musical instrument, which is capable of preventing occurrence of damage, such as cracking, to thereby ensure smooth and stable operation of the musical instrument and maintain excellent appearance of the same over a long time period. The wood member has compressive internal stress remaining at least in an outer peripheral portion thereof by being subjected to heating processing, cooling processing, and moisture conditioning processing, in advance. A wood workpiece as a workpiece for the wood member is heated at a predetermined temperature, and the heated wood workpiece is cooled. The cooled wood workpiece is subjected to moisture conditioning such that compressive internal stress is generated at least in an outer peripheral portion of the wood workpiece. | 05-06-2010 |
20100167076 | LASER BEAM PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSED PRODUCT - There is provided a laser beam processing method in which generation of foreign substances from cut can be suppressed and contamination of a surface of a work can be decreased when performing the processing method using a laser beam on the work made of a polymer material, and a laser processed product. Further, the present invention is to provide a laser beam processing apparatus that is used in the laser beam processing method. The present invention relates to a laser beam processing method for processing the work made of a polymer material using a laser beam, wherein the work is irradiated with a laser beam in a state that the optical axis of the laser beam is tilted in the advancing direction of processing by a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical direction of the work. | 07-01-2010 |
20100209727 | APPARATUS FOR FEEDING RESIN - [Problems] To provide an apparatus for feeding resin capable of extinguishing angular traces formed at both end portions of the cutter mark or of preventing the angular traces from extending up to the side wall of the body portion of the preform at the time of forming a preform. | 08-19-2010 |
20100304168 | PREFORM FOR PLASTICS MATERIAL BOTTLES OR WIDE-NECKED VESSELS - A preform for manufacturing plastics material bottles or wide-necked vessels is described, having a rigid, substantially elongate, frustoconical body portion that is closed at one of its longitudinal ends by a dome-shaped end portion and at its opposite longitudinal end adjoins via a preform collar a neck portion provided with a pouring opening. The preform possesses in the body portion an external diameter that is reduced from the preform collar to the end portion. The body portion has a wall thickness which changes over its longitudinal extension substantially constantly by up to +2 mm. For this purpose, it possesses an internal diameter which decreases substantially constantly from a transition to the preform collar up to a transition to the dome-shaped end portion. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304169 | PREFORM FOR PLASTICS MATERIAL BOTTLES OR WIDE-NECKED VESSELS - A preform for manufacturing plastics material bottles or wide-necked vessels is described, having a rigid, substantially elongate, frustoconical body portion that is closed at one of its longitudinal ends by a dome-shaped end portion and at its opposite longitudinal end adjoins via a preform collar a neck portion provided with a pouring opening. The preform possesses in the body portion an external diameter that is reduced from the preform collar to the end portion. The body portion has a wall thickness which changes over its longitudinal extension substantially constantly by up to +2 mm. For this purpose, it possesses an internal diameter which decreases substantially constantly from a transition to the preform collar up to a transition to the dome-shaped end portion. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304170 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE VIA INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS, THE RELATED APPARATUS AND A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OBTAINABLE BY THE METHOD - A method of producing a composite structure comprising fibre reinforced material and having a longitudinal direction is described. The method comprises the following steps: a) manufacturing a first structure comprising a first cured composite part having a first thickness and a longitudinal direction with a first end, and a number of first fibre layers extending from the first end, b) manufacturing a second structure comprising a second cured composite part having a second thickness and a longitudinal direction with a second end, and a number of second fibre layers extending from the second end, and c) arranging the first structure and the second structure so that the first end faces towards the second end, and arranging the first fibre layers and the second fibre layers so that at least a part of the first fibre layers overlap at least a part of the second fibre layers in the longitudinal direction, d) supplying liquid resin in order to impregnate the first fibre layers and the second fibre layers, and e) curing the liquid resin in order to form the composite structure comprising the first cured composite part, the second cured composite part, and an intermediate composite part including the first fibre layers and the second fibre layers. | 12-02-2010 |
20110206938 | Screw comprising a thread-forming thread, blank for the production of said screw, and screw connection - The invention relates to a screw | 08-25-2011 |
20120028067 | CUTTING INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STRIP-SHAPED POLARIZING SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREWITH, OPTICAL DISPLAY UNIT MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREWITH, STRIP-SHAPED POLARIZING SHEET, AND POLARIZING SHEET MATERIAL - Provided are a cutting information determination method that can use a simpler process to improve yield, and a strip-shaped polarizing sheet manufacturing method using such a method, an optical display unit manufacturing method using such a method, a strip-shaped polarizing sheet, and a polarizing sheet material. A cutting position in the width direction A | 02-02-2012 |
20120308841 | PREFORM SUITABLE FOR BLOW-MOLDING INTO A FINAL SHAPED CONTAINER - A preform ( | 12-06-2012 |
20130115474 | ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS - Systems for manufacturing arthroplasty jigs are disclosed. The systems include positioning components for positioning an arthroplasty jig blank in a machining device (e.g., a computer numerical control (CNC) machine). Arthroplasty jig blanks that may be used in the systems can include an arm fixture component configured to be coupled to the positioning component. Coupling the arm fixture component to the positioning component positions the jig blank body for machining by the machining device. In addition, positioning components, arthroplasty jig blanks, and methods for making arthroplasty jig blanks are disclosed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130136939 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SHAPE OF AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL COMPONENT OR PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPONENT - A method for forming a shape of an electro-optical component or photovoltaic component, the method comprising: ultrasonically cutting a substrate using an ultrasonic cutting machine having a holder adapter operatively connected to a shape mould having a contact edge corresponding to the shape, the contact edge making contact with the substrate at a contact region; and spraying a grinding fluid to the contact region; wherein after a predetermined amount of time of ultrasonically cutting the substrate, the component is formed corresponding to the shape. | 05-30-2013 |
20130244050 | PREFORM AND A MOLD STACK FOR PRODUCING THE PREFORM - Disclosed is a preform ( | 09-19-2013 |
20140004370 | Branching Core-Pin Assembly and System for Forming Branching Channels | 01-02-2014 |
20140023873 | ADDRESSABLE MATRICES/CLUSTER BLANKS FOR DENTAL CAD/CAM SYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZATION THEREOF - A cluster mill blank includes a framework constructed to cooperate with a blank holder of an existing CAD/CAM system, and a plurality of sub-blanks attached to the framework forming an addressable matrix or cluster blank. CAD/CAM systems including such a framework, as well as associated methods are described. | 01-23-2014 |
20140079956 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MOLDING TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS FROM COMPOSITE FIBER MATERIALS - In a method for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, at least one placeholder is inserted into a recess in a molding tool, wherein the unfinished component is subsequently produced, the placeholder is removed, at least one lifting pad is inserted into the recess and the unfinished component is removed from the molding tool by inflating the lifting pad. In a system for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, the component removal process is monitored and controlled by a computer unit in order to prevent predetermined maximum component loads from being exceeded. The gentle component removal process makes it possible to avoid consequential costs for repairing or reworking the components. | 03-20-2014 |
20140113156 | MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR BODIES FROM MOLTEN MATERIAL USING A FREE-STANDING INTERPOSER SHEET - An interposer sheet can be used for making semiconductor bodies, such as of silicon, such as for solar cell use. It is free-standing, very thin, flexible, porous and able to withstand the chemical and thermal environment of molten semiconductor without degradation. It is typically of a ceramic material, such as silica, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon oxycarbide, silicon carbide, silicon carbonitride, silicon oxycarbonitride and others. It is provided between a forming surface of a mold sheet, and the molten material from which a semiconductor body will be formed. It may be secured to the forming surface or deposited upon the melt. The interposer sheet suppresses grain nucleation, and limits heat flow from the melt. It promotes separation of the semiconductor body from the forming surface. It can be fabricated before its use. Because free-standing and not adhered to the forming surface, problems of mismatch of CTE are minimized. The interposer sheet and semiconductor body are free to expand and contract relatively independently of the forming surface. | 04-24-2014 |
20140127524 | ENCODED CONSUMABLE MATERIALS AND SENSOR ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - A consumable material and sensor assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by the sensor assembly, where the consumable material is configured to be consumed in the additive manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model. | 05-08-2014 |
20140186645 | MANUFACTURE OF BEND INSENSITIVE MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBER - A method of assembling a preform for a bend-insensitive multimode optical fiber (BIMMF), includes providing a multimode core rod, a glass overclad tube, and a trench tube of down-doped quartz glass with a depressed refractive index sufficient to obtain a desired trench depth in a refractive index (RI) profile of a drawn fiber. The core rod is placed inside the trench tube, and the trench tube and the core rod are placed inside the overclad tube to define the preform. A top end of the trench tube is formed to contact an adjacent part of either the core rod or the overclad tube so that the trench tube is suspended to hang from the adjacent part when the preform is vertically oriented, and a bottom end of the trench tube is restrained from sinking into a lower portion of the preform when the preform is heated to collapse. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186646 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMAGE MAKING MEDIA - The invention relates to compositions for forming an aesthetic image that is an work or object for display. The images are made from an image support medium of a compositions that generally includes a polymer in an amount sufficient to enable the image to have at least one aesthetic element. In different embodiments, the image support medium may be an image support stabilizer, the polymer may be a synthetic absorbent or conductive polymer, or the polymer is may be transparent or synthetic translucent polymer and a property of this transparent or translucent polymer is enhanced to facilitate the creation or preservation of the image by at least one stabilizer. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the composition and the image support medium. The method includes forming a reaction mixture comprising a monomer in an amount sufficient to provide or enable the image to have an aesthetic element, and processing the reaction mixture into a 2- or 3-dimensional shape. | 07-03-2014 |
20140287255 | CUTTING INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STRIP-SHAPED POLARIZING SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREWITH, OPTICAL DISPLAY UNIT MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREWITH, STRIP-SHAPED POLARIZING SHEET, AND POLARIZING SHEET MATERIAL - Provided are a cutting information determination method that can use a simpler process to improve yield, and a strip-shaped polarizing sheet manufacturing method using such a method, an optical display unit manufacturing method using such a method, a strip-shaped polarizing sheet, and a polarizing sheet material. A cutting position in the width direction A2, in which a polarizing sheet material MP is to be cut along its longitudinal direction A1, is determined based on the numbers of defects counted with respect to plural points in the width direction A2 of the polarizing sheet material MP. This makes it possible to determine the cutting position in such a way that a region with many defects does not fall within the cut width, so that a higher-yield cutting position can be determined. The cutting position can also be determined using a simple process in which defects are counted with respect to plural points in the width direction A2. | 09-25-2014 |